February 23, 2010 | number 13 The Dutch newspaper in Olympic Vancouver

5th Symphony, 5th gold

Who could have thought that an Austrian would bring gold to Canada? On the and Moir were celebrated as the new Olympic champions ice dancing. Way behind
sound of Gustav Mahler’s fifth symphony, Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir made sure the Canadians, the silver medal went to the duo Davis and White from the United
that nobody would stand in the way of Canada’s fifth gold medal. With a roaring States, bronze went to the pair of Domnina and Sjabalin from Russia. With another
cheer from the crowd in Pacific Colisseum and the Holland Heineken House,Virtue six days to go, both the Canadians and Dutch hope for much more. Photo ANP

Red-hot mitts
are everywhere
You can find them in the O Zone, in the
stands of Canada Hockey Palace and on
Whistler Mountain, the Canadian red
mittens, specially made for these Olym-
pic games. With over three million sold,
the mitts are the hottest item to wear.
Just one thing the Vancouverites didn’t
expect: the terrific sunny weather. Ne-
vertheless, everybody loves them.
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Photo: Tobias Bos
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Austrian four jump
for joy to gold medal
Like they did all year long, the Austrian ski
jumping team won gold in the team event.
Wolfgang Loitzl, Andreas Kofler, Thomas
Morgenstern and Gregor Schlierenzauer
left de competition behind by more than 70
points. Germany won the silver medal, just
before Norway, who took the bronze. For
Schlierenzauer it was his third medal these
Olympics, after winning two bronze medals
in the individual events.
Neighbours collide
in women’s hockey
After the USA beat Canada last Sunday, the
home crowd gets a first shot at revenge. The
gold medal game in women’s ice hockey will
feature both teams once again. Canada beat
Finland with the score of 5-0. The United
States crushed the girls from Sweden 9-1.
The final will be on Thursday in Canada
Hockey Palace.
Two medals for
German sprinters
Yesterday, both German cross country sprint
teams made it to the podium. The women
won gold, just before Sweden and Russia.
In the men’s race, Germany got silver. In the
last meters, they got beaten by Norway.
Programme
Today
8.30 pm - De Coronas
10.30 pm - Guus Meeuwis
11.30 pm - DJ until closing time (2.00 am)
Tomorrow
9.00 am - Holland Heineken House opens
8.30 pm - De Coronas
10.30 pm - Roel van Velzen
11.30 pm - DJ until closing time (2.00 am)
Colophon The Daily Dutch
Tobias Bos, Pim Brassien, Twan Clarijs, Richard
Geeve, Marlot Hak, Paul de Lange (coordinator),
Rens Lieman, Gert-Jan Peddemors (coordinator),
Femke van der Veen, Ingrid van Rooijen, Marjolein
Reezigt (lay-out), Mathijs Vuister (editor).
The international edition of The Daily Dutch is made by
students from the School of Journalism in Utrecht,
The Netherlands
Cheap, Olympic and
Canadian: the red mitts
If you don’t have them, you’re not a true member
of the Canadian Olympic family. The red mitted
gloves with the Olympic rings on the outside and
the maple leave on the inside. And if you want
to purchase them now, you’re up for a big adven-
ture.
By Mathijs Vuister
At first, VANOC thought that one million pairs of
the red Canadian mitts would be enough to satisfy
the customers who wanted to get an Olympic item.
But even before the games started, outfitters The
Bay and Zellers already sold more than 2 million
pairs. And the hype hasn’t been put on hold yet.
From USA’s vice-president Joe Biden to supermo-
del Cindy Crawford. From ‘Joe the Plumber’ to
Oprah Winfrey, everybody needs a pair. In a hurry,
the retail stores decided to ship in some more from
China, where they are made. But it’s a big question
if everybody who wants a pair, actually finds one
in the right size. People who enter the stores now,
mostly find children’s sizes only.
Because of the cheap price of only 10 Canadian dol-
Peter Pappenheim 1952
Olympic Memory
It’s almost sixty years ago since the Dutch
competed in the alpine skiing event. Dick
and Peter Pappenheim were in Oslo, 1952 to
participate in the downhill and giant slalom.
By Pim Brassien
“You can’t compare the Vancouver games with my
Olympic experience in Norway,” Peter says. “For
example, we had to travel from the Netherlands
to Oslo by train. That ride took us 24 hours. Also,
we weren’t able to afford accommodations in the
Olympic village, so we stayed with Norwegians.
The advantage was, that they produced a great
From left to right: Dick Pappenheim, chef de mission Arend Hubrecht,and Peter Pappenheim
lars, Newspaper USA Today called the gloves ‘a sign
of the worldwide recession’. After all, in the 2002
Olympics the red USA beret was ‘the’ Olympic
item. For the right, expensive price, of course. The
Olympic audience doesn’t seem to care, and is on a
massive quest to get their hands warm.
“It makes you feel like a true Canadian,” Eric Gam-
perle says. “Being honest, they just look nice and it
helps that they’re cheap.” Gamperle got his mitts
two months before the games actually started. “So
I’m truly happy that I don’t have to look for them
anymore. When you want them, the best thing to
do is call the store first.”
For Canadians, there is an extra advantage on buy-
ing the mitts. A percentage of the profit will go
to ‘Own the Podium’, A fundraiser for Olympic
and Paralympic athletes. With the money earned,
they’re able to pay for better training facilities.
According to Dexter Liu, the mittens are just ‘cool’
to have. “My mom bought them for me. Since Op-
rah Winfrey gave away 300 pairs, even Americans
want to walk around with the maple leaf. Just for
the Olympics, it looks like they are Canadians as
well.”
party when we were done competing.
I remember the sportsmanship as well. Just before
the event started, we got some tips from the
better teams. That’s something I can’t imagine
happening today. In particular, the French helped
us a lot.
There is one similarity between Oslo and Vancou-
ver: the snow problems. During the slalom, there
just wasn’t any snow. The organization used army
trucks to transport the snow to the mountains.
During the event, I found out the hard way how
it is to compete on the top level. I didn’t see a
tree-stump and fell down hard. Nevertheless, the
Olympic games were the highlight of my career.”
Photo: Archive